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By

Rob Curran

Updated Dec. 20, 2007 12:01 a.m. ET

Small stocks rose after another session of market pinball.

The Russell 2000 index of small-capitalization stocks added 2.07 points, or 0.27%, to 756.13, after pinging between modest losses and gains. The Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 edged up 0.63, or 0.16%, to 389.78.

The performance of financials is increasingly a proxy for that of the overall market, and they finished mixed yesterday. Just after 11 a.m. Eastern time,...